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Johanna Mercado has been promoted to Director of Catering at InterContinental Mark Hopkins and InterContinental San Francisco

Johanna Mercado was recently promoted to Director of Catering for the InterContinental Mark Hopkins and InterContinental San Francisco. Johanna previously held positions of Senior Convention Services Manager at InterContinental San Francisco and Associate Director of Catering for both properties and has more than twenty years of experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco, Johanna was Sales and Catering Manager for HOTEL REX and HOTEL CARLTON, both Joie De Vivre Hotels.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Asmara Mazur has been promoted to Front Office Manager at InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Asmara Mazur joined the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in 2013 in a management training program at the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort in Thailand. After some time with the Atlantis The Palm in Dubai in the guest relations office, Asmara moved back to Thailand to work for the InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam as Resort Assistant Manager. She later returned to the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort as the Club InterContinental Manager, where she opened the new lounge and managed the Club team. She moved to San Francisco in 2016 where she began as Night Manager at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, overseeing the front desk, bell service, and instant service team in addition to housekeeping and food and beverage during overnight hours. Mazur was most recently promoted to Front Office Manager for the InterContinental Mark Hopkins team.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Lindley Stovall has been appointed as Catering Sales Manager at InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins

New Catering Sales Manager Lindley Stovall is working with both the InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins teams. The hospitality professional brings experience with luxury brands, restaurants, and hotels to her new position as well as a degree in Business Administration and Hospitality Industry Management. She was most recently a Sales Coordinator for the Omni Hotel in San Francisco.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Andrea Walsh has been promoted to Director of Rooms at InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Andrea Walsh has been promoted from Director of Front Desk Operations to Director of Rooms for the InterContinental Mark Hopkins. Prior to moving to San Francisco, Walsh worked in various positions in the hospitality industry in Colorado including Owner and Director for Serenity Spa and Salon, Director of Front Desk Operations and General Manager for East West Resorts’ luxury Poste Montane Hotel and Director of Rooms for Keystone Resorts under the Vail Resorts, Inc. portfolio, where she oversaw front office, guest services, and housekeeping operations.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Don Harms has been appointed as Area Director of Safety and Security at InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Don Harms is the new Area Director of Safety and Security for the InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the team, having worked with the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas in Hawaii, California’s Great America in Santa Clara, the Port of Oakland, and most recently, the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. Harms also has training and experience in security logistics at major events from professional sporting events, concerts, festivals, and parades to events with high ranking government officials.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Alexis Amato has been appointed as Transient Sales Manager at Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel

Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel announced today the appointment of Alexis Amato as Transient Sales Manager. In her new role, Amato will be responsible for growing negotiated and business travel, as well as driving marketing efforts for the 157-room beachside Huntington Beach hotel. With over a decade of hospitality experience, Amato brings event and sales expertise, coupled with vast leadership abilities to the hotel. Before joining the Shorebreak team, Amato served as the senior sales manager at the Hotel Maya, a Doubletree resort in Long Beach, where she facilitated group stays and events. Prior to that role, she served as the client services and catering sales coordinator at the Avenue of the Arts hotel in Costa Mesa. Although she is originally an East Coast native, Alexis spent most of her life in San Diego before graduating from Cal State Fullerton. When Amato isn’t busy providing the Shorebreak’s guests with the genuine Surf City experience, she enjoys blogging about food and cocktails, traveling to different countries and challenging herself with new hikes.

IHG
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Appointment

Abby Derohanian has been promoted to Director of Housekeeping at InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Recently promoted to Director of Housekeeping, Abby Derohanian first joined the InterContinental Mark Hopkins team as Assistant Front Office Manager in 2014. She brings more than ten years of experience to her new position, having worked in a number of positions in the hospitality industry in Connecticut ranging from guest services to innkeeper to sales and catering. She was most recently the Front Office Manager for the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, managing day-to-day operations, monitoring hotel guest satisfaction, handling guest issues, among other responsibilities for the historic property.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
Appointment

Stephanie Bauer has been appointed as General Manager at Westdrift Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach’s most anticipated luxury property, westdrift Manhattan Beach, is excited to announce the appointment of Stephanie Bauer as opening general manager. Bauer brings more than three decades of hospitality experience to westdrift, set to open in January 2018. Debuting as Los Angeles’ inaugural Autograph Collection hotel, Bauer will oversee every nuance of this South Bay social destination to ensure its star power shines throughout.

Marriott
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Development Renovation

The Domain Hotel To Be Rebranded As Citadines Cupertino Sunnyvale

CapitaLand"s wholly owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), is investing S$81.5 million to acquire and refurbish The Domain Hotel, a freehold hotel in Silicon Valley, California, to capture the fast-growing demand from global technology companies and multinational corporations. The 136-unit hotel will continue to operate as it undergoes refurbishment in phases before being rebranded to Citadines Cupertino Sunnyvale in 4Q 2018. This will be Ascott"s second Citadines-branded property in the U.S., following its acquisition of Hotel Central Fifth Avenue New York in May. The latter will be renovated and rebranded to Citadines Fifth Avenue New York in 2018. The property is Ascott"s fourth acquisition in the U.S. within five months. Ascott has more than tripled last year"s portfolio to over 2,900 units in the country.

Citadines
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Development Opening

Homewood Suites San Jose North Opens

Homewood Suites by Hilton, part of Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) All Suites portfolio, announced today its newest property, Homewood Suites by Hilton San Jose North. Designed for guests who want to travel on their own terms, Homewood Suites by Hilton San Jose offers guests all the comforts of home, whether they are traveling for work or enjoying a well-earned getaway. With 145 new suites, the hotel provides guests easy access to renowned locations within the city as well as other neighboring areas in the region, including San Francisco, Palo Alto and Silicon Valley.

Homewood Suites
San Jose, California, United States
Development Opening

H Hotel Los Angeles, Curio Collection by Hilton Opens

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of its newest hotel, the dual-branded Homewood Suites by Hilton Los Angeles International Airport and H Hotel Los Angeles, Curio Collection by Hilton. Located less than a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the new hotel brings 290 rooms to the City of Angels, and provides a great new lodging option for the more than 40 million* leisure and business travelers that come through what is considered one of the country's busiest airports**. The property is the first hotel in Los Angeles for both brands, Homewood Suites' fourth in Los Angeles County. The opening also adds to the growing number of multi-brand hotels Hilton currently has open or in the pipeline throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and the Middle East to better serve both travelers and developers.

Curio – A Collection by Hilton
Los Angeles, California, United States
Development Opening

Homewood Suites by Hilton Opens First Los Angeles Property

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of its newest hotel, the dual-branded Homewood Suites by Hilton Los Angeles International Airport and H Hotel Los Angeles, Curio Collection by Hilton. Located less than a mile from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the new hotel brings 290 rooms to the City of Angels, and provides a great new lodging option for the more than 40 million* leisure and business travelers that come through what is considered one of the country's busiest airports**. The property is the first hotel in Los Angeles for both brands, Homewood Suites' fourth in Los Angeles County. The opening also adds to the growing number of multi-brand hotels Hilton currently has open or in the pipeline throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and the Middle East to better serve both travelers and developers.

Homewood Suites
Los Angeles, California, United States
Appointment

Markie Mullins has been promoted to Director of Revenue at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa

Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa has announced the promotion of Markie Mullins to director of revenue management. A resort veteran who has spent the past two-plus years as assistant director of revenue management, Mullins now leads a team of six, overseeing the distribution strategy of the lush 240-acre property in Rancho Mirage, Calif. With responsibilities including, managing day-to-day yield operations; fashioning pick-up analysis, strategy adjustments and reporting; performing competitive benchmark studies and creating and developing pricing strategies, Mullins will utilize her knowledge from years of experience to maximize revenue and profit for Omni Rancho Las Palmas.

Omni
Rancho Mirage, California, United States
Development Pipeline

Westdrift Manhattan Beach Opening January 2018

Opening January 2018 and debuting as Los Angeles' first Autograph Collection Hotel, westdrift Manhattan Beach will be a boutique hotel that delivers the sophistication of a true blue East Coast classic blended with the laid-back vibe of coastal California. With a quick nine holes at the golf club, handcrafted cocktails at the bar or a dip in the chic outdoor pool, guests are encouraged to experience their version of an endless summer.

Autograph Collection Hotels
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Development Opening

The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara is now open

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is pleased to announce the newest addition to its collection of luxurious global properties, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. Recently acquired by Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated, the former Bacara Resort & Spa has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation which included all 358 guest rooms and suites as well as enhancements to the resort"s six culinary venues. The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara will provide the legendary personalized service and luxury facilities guests of The Ritz-Carlton brand have come to know worldwide.

Ritz-Carlton
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Development Rebranding

Rebranding and Remodeling of The Fess Parker, now a Doubletree Resort

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) and the Fess Parker family, announce the first phase of a complete renovation and rebrand of The Fess Parker, A Doubletree by Hilton Resort. Upon completion, the hotel will be known as Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. Originally built in 1986, the property will remain managed by Hilton and jointly owned by Park Hotels & Resorts (PK-NYSE) along with Fess Parker"s children who are proud to continue their 30-year partnership with Hilton.

DoubleTree by Hilton
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Appointment

Chris Harrison has been appointed as General Manager at Marriott Irvine Spectrum

Debuting as the only full-service hotel in the Irvine Spectrum area, Marriott Irvine Spectrum is excited to announce the appointment of Chris Harrison as General Manager. Opening December 2017, Marriott Irvine Spectrum is set to be the community’s business and entertainment hub, and serve as the sleek, new centerpiece of the Irvine skyline. Representing a forward thinking, next-gen mindset, General Manager Chris Harrison brings 11 years of experience with Marriott to the soon-to-open Marriott Irvine Spectrum. Harrison will oversee all aspects of the full-service, dynamic hotel with 271 guest rooms including 50 Extended Stay suites, its farm-fresh restaurant Heirloom, Hive & Honey Rooftop Bar, and more than 13,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Equal parts business hotel and community social hub, Marriott Irvine Spectrum will break convention with impressive technology upgrades, elevated sound systems, inventive guest rooms, inspiring meeting spaces, all geared toward the new millennia. While rising through the Marriott ranks in Washington DC and Boston, Harrison’s previous role was Director of Hotel Operations at Irvine Marriott. Here, he was bestowed the inaugural hotel award in 2014 for best Marriott Hosting Culture for championing Marriott’s core values across the company. Harrison earned his MBA from Harvard Business School with an emphasis in innovation and service operations. He is a key leader in Marriott’s Emerging Leaders Program and has been appointed Co-Chair of the Innovation team of the Western Region for Marriott. Active in the community, Harrison currently serves as Co-Chair of the Orange County Business Council and newly appointed member of the board of Children’s Hospital of Orange County. He resides in Ladera Ranch, CA with his wife Jessie, and three young children. Harrison is passionate about translating the needs of today’s business traveler into tomorrow’s hotel design philosophy. Under his leadership, he is building an opening team with a millennial mindset to attract and retain likeminded associates and guests.

Marriott
Irvine, California, United States